4th National Spice Conference Opens in Guntur; Industry Leaders Call for a Safe, Sustainable and Scalable Spice Future
14 November 2025, Andhra Pradesh: The 4th National Spice Conference (NSC) 2025, organised by the World Spice Organisation (WSO), opened today at ITC Welcom, Guntur, bringing together a powerful and diverse assembly of industry leaders, policymakers, scientists, agritech innovators, farmers and global spice players. Held under the theme “The Spice Route Ahead: Safe, Sustainable and Scalable,” the conference set an ambitious agenda for strengthening India’s leadership in the global spice sector.
In his inaugural remarks, WSO Chairman Mr. Ramkumar Menon emphasised that the global spice industry is entering a defining phase marked by rising demand and evolving expectations on sustainability and food safety. He noted that India must simultaneously secure supply-chain integrity, invest in sustainable production and build scalable systems to maintain its competitive edge. “The spice industry stands at a pivotal moment where global demand is rising, sustainability is no longer optional and scalability will determine who leads tomorrow,” he said, framing the priorities for the two-day gathering.
The need for robust food-safety systems was echoed by Dr. Paresh Shah, Chairman of the FSSAI Scientific Panel on Pesticide Residues, who stressed that trust and transparency must remain the cornerstones of India’s spice ecosystem. He stated that every link in the supply chain—from cultivation and procurement to processing and export—must align with global quality benchmarks. “From farm to fork, food safety must be our guiding principle and our strategies must leave no gap in trust or traceability,” he remarked.
Dr. AB Remashree, Director, Spices Board, highlighted the transformative role of technology in empowering farmers and enhancing India’s export competitiveness. She underlined that modern tools and digital systems must move beyond pilot projects and reach farmers at scale to create meaningful impact. “Technology is the lever; our challenge is to bring it into the fields, scale it across geographies, and ensure farmers share in the value created,” she said.
The inaugural dat at conference witnessed extensive deliberations on food-safety frameworks, the adoption of sustainable farming models and the emerging role of AgriTech in addressing quality, traceability and crop management challenges. The participation of farmer-producer organisations, agritech firms, regulators, exporters, processors and multinational spice companies reflected a strong industry consensus that collaboration will be the key to shaping a resilient, future-ready spice sector.
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